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Having taken full advantage of System of a Down‘s ongoing hiatus, frontman Serj Tankian has explored a number of styles in his five-year solo career. More and more often, we find the Armenian wizard delving in to experimental, jazz and orchestral styles. Put shortly, he went from this to this in five years. And now, top hat in hand, Tankian is [...]
Rage Against the Machine, Rise Against and System of a Down have all been, at some point, big names in politically-charged rock, and up until now, one could only guess as to what would happen if members of all three bands got together – either society would collapse or some kick-ass tunes would be created. [...]
As lights flash to the opening, discordant riff of “Prison Song,” the first track of the band’s 2001’s album Toxicity, the shadows of the Armenian-American fourpiece that is System of a Down can be seen, obscured, through the giant curtain that covers the stage. As the introduction continues in its irregular rhythm, tantalizing the crowd with [...]
In preparation for his third album coming this July, Armenian singer/songwriter/arch-wizard Serj Tankian has made a track available for download through his website. The song, “Cornucopia”, is strangely upbeat and punk rocky, but with Tankian’s usual odd, unnerving timings and shifting vocals. This is expressed in the lyrics, which…well, I shall say only this: “Kiss an ugly turtle [...]
While Armenian-American metal guru Serj Tankian has always been quick to spit in the face big business and corrupt government, his 2010 album Imperfect Harmonies followed a distinctly less hard rock / metal approach than what fans of the System of a Down frontman have become accustomed to, offering a more prog, symphonic-based sound. The new video for [...]
Watch Serj Tankian perform “Sky Is Over” from Elect the Dead. The ex-frontman for System of a Down recorded Elect the Dead with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. The live performance took place in New Zealand at the Auckland Town Hall on March 16, 2009. Elect the Dead Symphony will be released on March 8. The [...]
Watch Serj Tankian perform “Sky Is Over” from Elect the Dead. The ex-frontman for System of a Down recorded Elect the Dead with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. The live performance took place in New Zealand at the Auckland Town Hall on March 16, 2009. Elect the Dead Symphony will be released on March 8.
Serj Tankian performs his debut album Elect The Dead, accompanied by Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in the newly released movie, Elect The Dead Symphony directed by Mitchell Hawkes. Last year, on March 16, Serj Tankian, performed at the Auckland Town Hall in New Zealand with the 70 piece Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra to stage an orchestral interpretation [...]
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